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Meaning of fence-sit | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To sit on the fence (to remain neutral on a certain topic).

idiomatic, intransitive, rare

Examples

“My point ⟳, therefore, in beginning with what everyone knows are the two main views of Othello (and hence Othello) is not to adjudicate between them, nor to dismiss both, nor to fence-sit, but to suggest ⟳ that each answers to something important in the play ⟳ – which also means that each underestimates something important as well.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

fence-sits fence-sitting fenced in fenced off fenced the tables fences

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